There are many artists in Franco/Belgian bande dessinée that are still beyond obscure to American readers. Despite their few opportunities to leak through the existent methods of exposure they have managed to seep through in other ways. Author and artist Jean Teulé excelled in an open...
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In early 2002, Alternative Comics published a benefit book for the American Red Cross as part of the relief effort after the events of 9/11/01 in New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania, where many people lost their lives for reasons that for most still remain obscure. The book, 9-11...
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“Lost In Thought (with The Linda Lindas & Kathi Wilcox)” is a part of the Erica Dawn Lyle & Vice Cooler album Land Trust: Benefit For The NEFOC. Written & Performed by The Linda Lindas, Kathi Wilcox, Erica Dawn Lyle and Vice Cooler. Directed & Edited by Vice...
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A collection of field recordings and field recording based compositions by Marc Arsenault — AKA gritboy — of nickname: Rebel and Brown Cuts Neighbors. Sounds were primarily acquired from 2019 through 2021. Mostly un-touched core samples. But, some tracks are more deeply manipulated. <a...
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Two gritboy singles in two weeks after 3 years of nothing? A yup! Out today for streaming and download in all the usual places is a new release by gritboy, AKA Marc Arsenault. Intanaquaninte synthesizes – so to speak – all, or at least many, of my go to sound forms. Beats sucked...
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Out today for streaming and download in all the usual places is a new release by gritboy, AKA Marc Arsenault. Amen Tango is a drum and bass marathon… No breaks for 11 long minutes. Originally one of many sketches, this is one that was picked for development as a longer piece for martial...
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Introduction to The Course. This was the 1988 version of the handout given to new students in Will Eisner’s Sequential Art class at The School of Visual Arts (SVA) on 23rd Street in New York City . This happens to be scanned from Sam Henderson’s copy. Not sure how I ended up with it. This...
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The long-awaited feature film scripted and guided by the Mage of Northampton Alan Moore is finally here on digital rental and download. The Show is live, and you are invited! DVD and Blu-Ray are expected in November. Tom Burke (Orson Welles in Netflix’s “Mank”) stars as private...
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ROM is real. He has arrived. You cannot evade his Analyzer! You cannot escape his Neutralizer! If you are a Dire Wraith he will find you and banish your ass into Limbo! Galador will be free! Visual Merchandising & Store Design. December 1984. Image is presumably of a display at...
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News continues to emerge from The Dreaming on the forthcoming epic Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman and company’s Sandman series of comics and graphic novels. There is now an official preview of Season 1, Episode 1. The Sandman is expected from Netflix in spring 2022. The voice speaking belongs...
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And yes, it’s got Ein in it. That’s all I cared about too… It debuts on Netflix November 16. Cowboy Bebop’s bounty hunters are on the run again in this live-action series. Spike Spiegel is played by John Cho (Star Trek, Harold and Kumar), Jet Black is a breakout role for Mustafa...
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I lost my great friend and long-time collaborator in Brown Cuts Neighbors and other art, music and writing projects — James Kopta — 19 years ago today. He was only 30. Not a day goes by where I do not miss sitting in a Schenectady restaurant somewhere in the vicinity of the old Stockade, plates...
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After waiting for society to collapse for so very long, it finally did, and a proper screen adaptation for the beloved graphic novel series Y: The Last Man is only a couple years late to the (after)party. Only one remained… The question is why? Y: The Last Man premieres September 13...
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Small, but influential publisher Gates of Heck (1992–2000) is having a retrospective exhibit from Saturday, July 31 through August 11. Gates of Heck was the brainchild of publisher Katharine Gates. Throughout the 90’s, this adventurous imprint produced idiosyncratic projects by artists...
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Sparkplug Books cornerstone author Trevor Alixopulos is branching out on his own and needs your help with his new book Lipstick Traces. Go get on that right now. We say those were the days but the night is when everything happens! A big collection of after-midnight comics. Much of my work...
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Hello, As you may have noticed, the blogging here has been… slow… of late. That is hopefully soon to change. We have not been COVID-lazy. Lots of things are going on at Wow Cool HQ. Evidence of which will soon appear on these very shores. So, in an attempt to enrich this blog and...
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It was announced last week that the landlord Chris Pitzer would be closing the doors on his AdHouse Books press after 20 years of operation and 100 books. Well… 101… News on that to come. Wow Cool has been excited to stock their books for over a dozen of those years, and the latest...
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Jason “Wolfman” Martin of Brown Cuts Neighbors, The Bunny Brains, Evolution Revolution and Power Animal Systems has a new solo record on the way — The New Adirondack Power and Light. You can get a special digital preview on Bandcamp right now. Full release on limited edition cassette...
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“Steven Cerio, the wonderfully trippy and inspired artist, author, musician and filmmaker tells us how he discovered the group, what his favorite projects are, what techniques he uses and even answers the question: Who are the Residents?!!?!” ResTube is a pretty recently...
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by Marc Arsenault. Date of drawing unknown. Cleaned up March, 2021 Click the image for the full view. Thank you.
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Chester Brown thrilled and shocked indie comics audiences when he emerged from the English-speaking slums of Montreal in the mid-1980s. He has left behind him a slimy ink trail like few others. Travel with us back in time through the video legacy of his reign of carnage. Paying For It Cartoonist...
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BCN Reinterprets the closing track from their 1990 EP Broken Down Like A Bean on Wow Cool Records. The band are Jason ‘Wolfman’ Martin (drums, vocals), James Kopta as Fat Ivory Monkey (lead guitar, keyboard) and Marc Arsenault as Phil Derbman (rhythm guitar, sound effects). This show...
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Last year I was very fortunate to be able to attend a one-of-a-kind cinema event. Lost Landscapes of San Francisco by Rick Prelinger at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. The carefully curated presentation of mostly home movies dating back over a century has its soundtrack provided by the...
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Longtime friend to Wow Cool Erin Yanke (of the bands Light Brigade, The Curse and Things I Hate, Life During Wartime radio show and tape zine and the Remote Outposts blog) has launched a new show and podcast on the history of Portland’s fight against homegrown fascism called It Did...
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